Architectural Services

We guide every project with clarity, collaboration, and consistency from the first idea to the final walkthrough. Our process ensures you understand each step, make informed decisions, and stay aligned with the schedule and budget goals. Every phase includes a page-turn review and client sign-off, so we always move forward together with confidence.

Full service guide - coming soon

the idea phase

Understanding your vision + defining project goals.

We begin by conducting a free consultation to learn about your needs, project vision, and long-term goals. Through conversations, site visits, and early planning, we clarify the purpose, priorities, and possibilities, forming the foundation of a thoughtful and successful design.

Includes:

  • Vision + goals discussion

  • Site visit + context review

  • Space needs + program review

  • Early planning + inspiration

  • Provide a free proposal

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Schematic Design

Shaping ideas into clear architectural direction.

We explore building layouts, space planning, and early massing to visualize what’s possible. This phase also includes the initial cost to inform budgeting.

Includes:

  • Concept diagrams + early floor plans

  • Architectural site plan + massing studies

  • Initial cost estimates

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We define materials, finishes, systems, and spatial details. Drawings advance and cost is updated for accuracy.

  • Updated drawings + interior layouts

  • Structural + mechanical systems coordination

  • Material + finish direction

  • Engineering coordination

  • Updated cost estimate

Design Development

Refining the approved concept into a coordinated design.

Includes:

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Includes:

  • Permit-ready drawings

  • Specifications + technical details

  • Final design decisions

  • Competitive meeting documents

  • Any other documents the contractor needs to build

Construction Documents

Finalizing drawings for permitting, bidding, and construction.

We translate the approved design into detailed, code-compliant drawings and specifications. This phase locks decisions in place and prepares the project for construction.

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  • Submittal review + final punch-list

  • Contractor payment application review

Construction Administration

Ensuring the project is built as designed.

We stay involved through construction, answering contractor questions, reviewing shop drawings, making site visits, and verifying that the project is built to plan.

Includes:

  • Contractor coordination + support

  • Site visits + progress review

Design Smarter - Build Better!

See how our design and energy modeling streamline your project from day one.

Featured Projects

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What was once a mid-century bank, is now a cozy, community coffee shop. Explore how our architects breathed new life into this building with award-winning design.

Satori Passive House Exterior - Link to Case Study Page

This Lake Michigan beach house takes energy efficiency to a whole new level. Read how we brought the homeowner’s vision of a Net Zero energy home to life through sustainable design and energy modeling. 

Modern commercial building with a combination of stone, wood, and glass architecture under a blue sky.

From an empty lot to a one-of-a-kind optical facility. Learn how we worked closely with our client to bring their one-of-a-kind vision to life.

Frequently Asked Questions

  •  An architect ensures your project is functional, safe, beautiful, and code-compliant, turning your vision into a practical, well-designed reality.

  • Architects focus on design, space planning, and the overall look and feel. Engineers focus on the technical systems that make the building work, such as structure, electrical, and mechanical.

  • As early as possible! ideally before you purchase property or set a budget to ensure the best design and cost decisions from the start.

  •  Yes. Commercial projects often require architectural drawings to meet code, obtain permits, and create functional, attractive spaces.

  • Architects also plan renovations, design interiors, create site plans, and manage construction.

  • Architects design the project; builders and contractors construct it.

  • Yes. We design both the exterior and interior to work together as a cohesive whole.